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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and the NHS Act: the fall-out, and a response from the BeebOliver Huitson's landmark investigation of the BBC's coverage of the Health and Social Care Bill for ourBeeb saw a...
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Published in: ourBeebHow the BBC betrayed the NHS: an exclusive report on two years of censorship and distortion
In the two years building up to the government’s NHS reform bill, the BBC appears to have categorically failed to...
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Published in: ourBeebFrom live output to living output - Entwistle points to a new digital revolutionNew BBC Director-General George Entwistle's first speech echoes one of the missions set out for him on ourBeeb...
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Published in: ourBeebWhat can the impassioned US political drama 'The Newsroom' tell us about the BBC's exaggerated commitment to impartiality in broadcasting?
US drama ‘The Newsroom’ demonstrates a bold attempt to meld romantic idealism with a cogent critique of the American...
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Published in: ourBeebMoyles is no dinosaur: why Radio 1 needs to rethink its quest for young listeners
If the BBC Trust is sincere in trying to engage young audiences, they need to use more innovative audience research methods
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Published in: ourBeebFrom service reviews to audience councils: how accountable is the BBC Trust?
Against a common accusation that the BBC is unaccountable, Diane Coyle, Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust, explains the...
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Published in: ourBeebIs Radio 1's quest for the elixir of youth doomed to fail?Radio 1 have symbolically appointed a new breakfast show presenter, as the iconic station tries to address yet...
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Published in: ourBeeb'Fight, Fight, Fight': the BBC needs to stand up to its critics in the media and in governmentAt its best, television is "an intimate connection" between programme-makers and viewers, argues Armando Iannucci in...
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Published in: ourBeebourBeeb podcast 3: Richard Eyre on "the most important cultural institution in Britain"
Richard Eyre joins ourBeeb for a fascinating discussion of the BBC's unique role in British culture.
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Published in: ourBeebCanon fodder: how the BBC can get beyond the Bard and define the future of fiction
When the BBC fixates on a narrow literary canon, and presents classic novels in straightforward adaptations, it...
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Published in: ourBeebEditor's blog: £3m for Clarkson, £42m for CBeebies - how the BBC spends its moneyThere are some fascinating insights into how much each BBC channel costs, and how they're paid for, in the Annual...
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Published in: ourBeebLife after Leveson: teaching Auntie how to suck eggs
Leveson has illuminated deep democratic problems at the heart of the British media. Far from immune to this culture,...
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Published in: ourBeebGeorge Orwell - too left wing for the BBC?It emerged this week that a proposed statue to the legendary journalist - and former BBC employee - was turned down...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and the North
With the movement of key resources to MediaCityUK in Salford, the BBC looks to be expanding its frontiers of...
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Published in: ourBeebRadio 3 - why it matters, and why it shouldn't dumb down classical music
The BBC is happy to present classical music as light-weight reality TV - it's vital that the unique mission and role...
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Published in: ourBeebRegenerating Britain's local media: can public service broadcasting come to the rescue?With local news services of all kinds in steady decline, and democracy under threat as a result, can the BBC step in...
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Published in: ourBeebEditor's blog: "we want to hear your views" - focus groups, feedback and the BBC
We publish the response to a recently filed ourBeeb Freedom of Information request on the BBC's little-known...
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Published in: ourBeebWomen scientists are from Venus; the BBC is from MarsWomen are majorly underrepresented on BBC science programming - except on the recent Venus transit documentary.
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Published in: ourBeebourBeeb podcast 2: Claire Enders on the ever growing BBC news monopoly
Part two of an ourBeeb discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing the BBC, featuring the CEO of Enders...
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Published in: ourBeebThe Olympics, the BBC, and the national questionThe BBC Olympic coverage was frequently less than impartial in its attitude towards Team GB. But what does it mean...